Sink and garbage receptacle



Jan; 3, 1928. 1,654,742 H. T. M CARTHY SINK AND GARBAGE RECEPTACLE Filed March 1926 2 Sheets-Sheetl INVENTOR. H. 7. M Garth A TTORNE Y.

H. T. M CARTHY SINK AND GARBAGE RECEPTACLE Jan. 43, 1928.

Filed March 1. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 all! QODBOUOQ H T/Vc Carry INVENTOR.

' ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

UNITED. STATES P, ITENT' 7 OFFICE];

HENRY T. MCCARTHY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

' snvx AND GARBAGERECEPTACLE.

Application filed March 1, 1926. Serial No. 91,459.

It accordingly is an object of my inven-' tion to provide a novel form of sink associated with a compartment accessible only from the exterior of the building, in which compartment may be positioned a garbage receptacleto receive the garbage deposited in the sink, or in one or more compartments associated therewith, means being provided for automatically conveying the garbage to the garbage receptacle, which means may be equipped with a closure of any preferred type, such as a rubber ball or a half-spheri cal member equipped with a counter balance of any preferred type,and if desired with an operating. meansin the shape of a cord or chain operable in the vicinity of said sink, said closure being so constructed as to provide a water seal to effectively prevent any odor from the garbage reaching the interior of the building.

- It is also within the province of my in vention to equip the usual sewer drain from the sink, arovided with the usual trap, with a connection to the garbage conveying means, so that any accumulation of water from the garbage may be drained off to the sewcrgbut still enough water remaining to afford a water seal. 7

It is also within the province of my invention to provide my novel form of sink with a suitable meansfor packing a'garbage receptacle or receptacles associated there with to prevent any odors from the garbage reaching the room in which the sink is positioned, which means may take the form of a suitable gasket associated with a set of spac ing and positioning flanges.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel form of apparatus which is simple in character, easy and inexpensive to construct, composed of a m nimum number of parts, thoroughly effective and eflicient in operation, and one which will thoroughly and reliably effect the objects intended. v

Further objects and advantages of my ins vention will become-.more apparent as the description thereof proceeds.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar parts. In the drawings, v

Fig. 1 is afragmentary exterior View of a building partly broken away to" disclose the sink, and showing the door of the'compartment opened to disclose the interior construction of one form of my invention,

,Fig. Q is atop plan View on a reduced scale of the sink associated with the form of my invention depicted in FigL-l,

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the sink and the compartment depicted in Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a top plan-view of a modified form of sink in which the garbage receptacle is positioned in the center-thereof, the drain means being positionedin one corner of said sink,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional detail View of a modified form of closure for the garbage receptacle conveying means,

.Fig. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional View ofa still further modified form of my invention, r

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of still another formof my invention, I

Fig. 8 is a somewhat enlarged top plan view of Fig. 7 with the construction slightly 7 modified,

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail bottom plan view of a suggestive means for associating the garbage conveying means with the bottom of the sink,

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a modified form of compartment in which the garbage receptacle is placed, showing also a means whereby said compartment may be ventilated, and a means for preventing the garbage from freezing, and

-- Fig. 11 is a fragmentary View on an en.-

larged scale showing astill further, modified form of my invention;

Describing my'invention more in detail, I provide the dwelling or other buildillghD with a compartment constructed of any preferred materia'hfs'uch as wood, iron,,b rick or the like, and which may form an intimate part of theb'uilding, and which, if'desir'ed,

from. Said flanges are equipped with holes 19 to accommodate suitable fastening means in the shape of screwsor bolts to fasten the same to the bottom of the sink, the upstanding flange f being used as a spacing element underneath said sink.

Fig. 10 discloses the compartment C equipped with a means for preventing the garbage from freezing, which means may comprise a pipe 20 connected to the gas piping of the building and leading to a gas fix ture providing a gas flame 21. Said compartment may also be equipped with a piping 22 leading from the outer atmosphere below the compartment, and having an extension 23 so as to provide for an efiicient circulation of the air through the holes 6 in the door 5, as depicted in Fig. 1. This view also shows the receptacle 8 equipped with a closure 11, similar to that shown in Fig. 6, but provided with a somewhat differently constructed counter balancing means 13. This view also shows a water seal for preventing the odors from compartment 0 reaching the interior of the building. Any water coming from the garbage can Gis drained off through the drain 2 which is here shown as equipped with a sewer trap 25. Fig. 11 shows a still further modified form of my invention in which the sink 24 is equipped with a garbage receptacle 25,

provided with a removable strainer 26, and a closure 2'? pivoted to the receptacle 25 by a spring means 26, to the side of the recep tacle 25, the closure 27 in this case being solid and constructed of any suitable material. A suitable pipe 28 is adapted to carry oi"? the surplus water. I

While I have thus described my invention with great particularity, it will be clear that the same may be modified throughout a wide range. I therefore do not propose to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described, but reserve the right in practiceto make any and all modifications thereof that fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, a sink, a garbage receptacle forming a part of and built in said sink, a housing connected to and positioned below said sink and having means external of the building in which said sink is positioned whereby communication a compartment secured to said sink, in which a garbage can may be positioned to receive the garbage from said receptacle, means associated with said receptacle and said sink for dralnmg said receptacle to the sewer, and

a counter balanced closure for the bottom of said receptacle.

8. In a sink, in combination, a drain therefor, one or more garbage receptacles forming an intimate part of said sink, drain means for draining said receptacles to said drain, and means, operable by the weight of said garbage .whereby' said garbage may be deposited in a can positioned in a compart- .ment below said sink and accessible only from the exterior of the building in which said sink is positioned.

,4. In a sink, in combination, a drain therefor, a garbage receptacle connected to and formingan intimate part of said sink, means associated with said 'garbage'receptacle for preventing the water introduced into said sink from entering said receptacle, a drainmeans connected to said receptacle and to said'sink drain for draining'the garbage to the sewer, and a combined closure and water sealing means for the bottom of said receptacle. I

5. In a sink, a ,plural part garbage receptacle forming a permanent part of said sink, drain means for a part of said receptacle connected to the drain of the sink, means connected with another part of said receptacle whereby the garbage positioned in the first part, and after it has been drained positioned in said second part, may be conveyed to a point accessible only from the outside of the building, and a combined water seal and closure for the bottom of said second part.

In testimony whereof I have signed-my name to this specification.

HENRY T. MCCARTHY. 

